Black Disciples

The Black Disciples is an African-American street gang in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1976. The gang joined the Folk Nation alliance, and it was involved with drug trafficking and distribution, theft, robbery, gun trafficking, murder, embezzlement, money laundering, and racketeering, in addition to other criminal activity. The gang was allied to the Black Guerrilla Family, Folk Nation, Black P. Stones, and the Four Corner Hustlers, while it was rivals with the Vice Lords, Latin Kings, People Nation, and Gangster Disciples.